================================================================================ SOUNDING # 1 IDN= 89664 DAY=2000043 TIME=120000 VALID LEVELS= 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Idn Id Station Name St Co Lat Lon Elev 89664 McMurdo AQ 77:51S 166:40E 34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Level Pressure Temp Dew Point Dir Speed Height Theta Mix Type [MB] [C] [C] [deg] [KTS] [M ] [K] [g/kg] -------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ----- ------- ----- ------ SFC 994.0 -10.1 -11.7 60.0 10.9 34.0 263.5 1.569 SIGT 979.0 -10.3 -15.3 79.0 11.9 151.3 264.5 1.187 SIGT 958.0 -9.7 -13.8 106.1 13.5 318.6 266.7 1.373 MAND 925.0 -10.5 -13.1 150.0 15.9 589.0 268.6 1.506 SIGT 866.0 -13.5 -16.4 126.6 17.4 1093.8 270.6 1.225 MAND 850.0 -12.9 -15.0 120.0 17.9 1235.9 272.6 1.402 SIGT 781.0 -15.3 -18.0 104.7 15.7 1879.0 276.7 1.187 SIGT 758.0 -15.1 -18.2 99.3 14.9 2105.1 279.3 1.203 MAND 700.0 -18.5 -21.3 85.0 12.8 2703.5 282.0 0.997 SIGT 694.0 -18.9 -21.6 83.8 12.8 2767.7 282.3 0.980 SIGT 681.0 -18.1 -20.9 81.2 12.7 2908.9 284.7 1.061 SIGT 623.0 -21.3 -25.5 69.1 12.5 3570.3 288.4 0.771 SIGT 523.0 -31.7 -35.0 45.8 12.0 4835.2 290.6 0.375 MAND 500.0 -32.1 -35.3 40.0 11.8 5153.2 293.9 0.380 SIGT 459.0 -34.9 -39.1 36.1 15.8 5754.1 297.7 0.282 MAND 400.0 -42.5 -47.3 30.0 22.0 6699.4 299.8 0.133 SIGT 392.0 -43.5 -48.5 29.3 23.5 6835.7 300.2 0.120 SIGT 389.0 -44.9 -48.0 29.0 24.0 6887.2 299.0 0.127 MAND 300.0 -56.7 -62.7 20.0 42.9 8579.9 305.4 0.036 SIGT 295.0 -57.3 -63.3 18.8 42.2 8686.4 306.1 ----- TRO1 279.0 -58.9 -66.9 15.0 39.8 9037.7 308.7 ----- MAND 250.0 -53.3 -70.3 360.0 22.9 9735.7 326.8 ----- SIGT 227.0 -48.9 -78.9 353.6 19.9 10363.7 342.7 ----- MAND 200.0 -47.5 -82.5 345.0 15.9 11198.4 357.6 ----- MAND 150.0 -45.7 -80.7 320.0 11.8 13108.0 391.3 ----- SIGT 131.0 -43.3 -79.3 318.3 11.8 14015.4 411.1 ----- MAND 100.0 -43.7 -79.7 315.0 11.8 15832.5 443.3 ----- SIGT 68.6 -40.9 -77.9 ----- ----- 18381.7 499.8 ----- Parcel Definition for 100 mb Boundary Layer: 1200 UTC 12 Feb 2000043 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dewpoint Temperature (TD) = -13.8 C Potential Temperature (Th) = 267.1 K Equivalent Potential Temperature (ThE) = 270.7 K Mixing Ratio (MIX) = 1.4 g/kg Stability Indices and Levels: ----------------------------- Lifted Condensation Level (LCL) = 894 mb Temperature at LCL (TLCL) = -14.5 C Level of Free Convection (LFC) = ----- Equilibrium Level (EL) = ----- Convective Temperature (CVT) = ----- Forecast Maximum Temperature (FMAX) = -2.0 C K Index (KI) = 1.4 Lifted Index (LI) = 19.2 Severe WEAther Threat Index (SwI) = 47.6 Showalter Index (ShI) = 14.7 Total Totals Index (TTI) = 36.3 Precipitable Water (PW) = 5.2 mm Energy Analysis: ---------------- Helicity (HELI) = -29 m**2/s**2 Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE) = ----- Convective Inhibition (CIN) = ----- Theta-E for Forecast Maximum Temperature = 275 K CAPE for Forecast Maximum Temperature = ----- Maximum Theta-E at or below 300 mb = 301 K Pressure Level of Maximum Theta-E = 392 mb CAPE for Maximum Theta-E = ----- ================================================================================ UALIST: Done